Lausanne, Switzerland, June 4, 2017 - Egypt take on China Sunday in Ankara with trends on their side - but the African side are still seeking their first win after two matches in the 2017 FIVB World League.
Head-to-Head• Egypt have won three of their last four major encounters against China.
• Egypt have won their last two World League matches against China, both in straight sets.
• China's last World League victory over Egypt came on 11 July 2008, when they won by a 3-0 scoreline.
Egypt• Egypt are coming off successive defeats to open their 2017 World League season, 3-0 against Netherlands on Friday and again by straight sets against Turkey on Saturday.
• Egypt have not lost each of their opening three matches in a World League season since 2007, a campaign in which they lost all of their 12 matches.
• Only once, they have failed to win a set in their first three fixtures, on their debut in 2006.
• In total, Egypt have lost their last five WL matches since the 3-1 win over Turkey last year, their longest losing streak in the competition since 10 in a row in 2010.
• Ahmed Shafik scored 14 points in the defeat against Turkey, joint-most of all players in the match.
China• China bounced back from a 3-2 defeat against Turkey on Friday by defeating Netherlands 3-1 on Saturday.
• China are looking to close out the weekend with two victories and one defeat, something they achieved in each of their previous two World League weekends.
• The last time they won two of their opening three fixtures of a WL campaign was in 2015 (three wins).
• Jiang Chuan led the way against Netherlands with 20 points (18 spikes), most of all players on the field.